2023 is the year when the Layer 2 track will explode.On the one hand, the Shanghai upgrade has made the Ethereum network more complete in terms of the PoS consensus mechanism, and the network liquidity has been strengthened, which will drive the development of Layer 2 with the radiation effect of the main network. On the other hand, Proto-danksharding, which will be launched in the second half of the year, will introduce a new transaction type to Ethereum, which will greatly reduce Layer 2 transaction fees, and Layer 2 will further improve network performance.

As the leading Layer 2 project, 2023 is also a year of vigorous development for Polygon.According to the latest research report released by Messari, the network has an average of about 400,000 active addresses per day, and this quarter added 22 million new addresses, with an average daily transaction of about 3 million. Among them, the leading product Polygon PoS has deployed tens of thousands of decentralized applications, has more than 207 million addresses, and has processed 2.3 billion transactions.

As a Layer 2 aggregator with rapid ecological expansion, why do developers choose Polygon? we are at"The choice of Ethereum expansion, why is Polygon favored by many developers?" "first level title

Finding the best L2 expansion solution, Polygon ZK's exploration

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Technical advantages of ZK Rollups expansion

Layer 2 Rollups expansion solutions can be divided into two categories, one is ZK Rollups and the other is Optimistic Rollups. ZK Rollups are called"Validity Proof", whose core mechanism is to verify network state changes based on cryptographic proofs before bundling them into the Ethereum blockchain. And Optimistic Rollups are called "Fraud Proofs", which "optimistically" assume that all transactions are correct, and let validators on the main network check for fraudulent transactions over a period of time.

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Polygon zkEVM, implementing EVM-compatible ZK Rollups

It is undeniable that the development of the current EVM is relatively mature. From the perspective of developers' development costs, ZK Rollups technology has certain complexity. It is very difficult to create the popular EVM-compatible ZK Rollups, that is, it is very complicated to extend the application without rewriting the application logic. Kevin mentioned that the compatibility of the two was once considered to be the"Technology Impossible"。

The Polygon zkEVM, which was launched on the mainnet testnet in March this year, has achieved compatibility between the two through technological innovation. On the one hand, Polygon zkEVM uses Polygon Zero technology to achieve the fastest ZK proof, and uses recursive STARK to achieve extreme scalability. Developers can create different types of DApps according to different needs.

On the other hand, it is compatible with EVM, that is, most of the current smart contracts, developer tools and wallets can run seamlessly, helping developers to focus on improving the code instead of rewriting the code. At present, it is still in the mainnet testnet stage, and will continue to improve and progress with the efforts of all developers.

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Developer friendly ecology, Polygon helps Web3 team grow

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With the help of Ethereum, a prosperous ecology on the chain

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Excellent team, expand start-up project development resources

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Educational support, continuous training of excellent developers

Polygon provides rich learning resources for developers entering Web3. For example, in the technical blog "NFT Complete Beginner's Guide on Polygon", "Everything you want to know, but dare not ask about the Polygon zkEVM prover", etc.; and the professional ZK research report "Lattice-Based Cryptography in Miden VM "wait. In addition, Kevin also shared with you the learning tutorials made by many community members on YouTube to help developers successfully enter the Polygon ecological development!

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Seize the opportunity of development, what projects are Polygon ecology suitable for deployment

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infrastructure

Chain game

Chain game

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NFT

If developers want to enjoy both the prosperous network effect of Ethereum and the low-fee, high-throughput network performance, Polygon is the best choice for deploying NFT. Moreover, many world-renowned brands have launched their own NFTs on Polygon, and they have a high degree of user activity on both Web2 and Web3.

In fact, good technology can only exert its true value if it is implemented in good applications. The most important thing is to build application products that help users. Teacher Kevin introduced to everyone that Polygon is very willing to listen to the ideas of developers and help their ideas to be implemented into applications that truly meet the needs of users. therefore,Developers don't have to be limited by the existing rules and regulations, but can boldly innovate and solve the real pain points of the industry.